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...members stranded in the empty halls of the Capitol. Both sides insisted they weren't whipping the vote, but behind the scenes, every manner of pressure was applied: DeLay and his lieutenants worked from Texas and Washington, tracking down members who during the recess were overseas or unreachable. Committee chairmen gently reminded members of old favors. In a clever bit of jujitsu, Republicans claimed the White House was trying to buy support with oblique suggestions that a vote for Clinton might free up funds for disaster relief. In fact, the Republicans had more to trade, but the Democrats had lots...
...elections, they passed the so-called gift ban, a deliberately draconian law that prohibits members of Congress and their staffs from accepting gifts of any value--even a cup of coffee--from lobbyists, journalists and contributors. Another reform: Gingrich placed six-year term limits on all committee chairmen. But in the days since Newt announced his resignation, his presumptive heir, BOB LIVINGSTON of Louisiana, has been peppered with furtive requests from fellow Republicans who want to turn back the reform clock. The total gift ban, they argue, is humiliating because it presumes lawmakers can be bought for a pittance...
...elections, they passed the so-called gift ban, a deliberately draconian law that prohibits members of Congress and their staffs from accepting gifts of any value -- even a cup of coffee -- from lobbyists, journalists and contributors. Another reform: Gingrich placed six-year term limits on all committee chairmen. But in the days since Newt announced his resignation, his presumptive heir, Bob Livingston of Louisiana, has been peppered with furtive requests from fellow Republicans who want to turn back the reform clock. The total gift ban, they argue, is humiliating because it presumes lawmakers can be bought for a pittance...
...style revolutionary. But the young rebels who attempted to oust Newt in 1997 might be willing to support him as long as one of their own -- Largent -- gets the number two spot. And Livingston does come with some advantages: he can garner support from moderates and old guard chairmen as well as the rebels...
...voters associate such initiatives as prenatal nutrition, day care, parental education and domestic-violence prevention with big-spending liberalism, Reiner and his highly paid political consultants have cleverly lined up a cast of conservative backers. Former Senate candidate Michael Huffington and Los Angeles Republican mayor Richard Riordan are co-chairmen, and Pat Boone has posed for a G.O.P.-directed mailer. Indeed, the measure was crafted to avoid a "Big Government" label: it would apportion most of the tax revenue according to the number of births in each county and distribute it to commissions of unsalaried appointees named by local elected...